A 19th century Japanese netsuke okimono from Meiji period circa 1870-1880. Signed Shigyoko or Sekigyoko on the base. In carved ivory portraying a group of thee boys playing with a gun, one is laying over it, while other waves a flag and the last one holds a ramrod with his left hand, 3,20 cm. high. Published on Mateu Guillem, "NETSUKE. Las grandes miniaturas de la escultura japonesa. Barcelona: 1998". Page 95. With an expert's report issued by the Spanish Federation of Antique dealers attached.